The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...

With 46% of Nepal’s population under the age of 24, the election will be a test of whether their hopes and frustrations are being taken seriously ...

Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.

Balendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the youth-driven protests that shook Nepal last year. The hip-hop star could soon be leading the country as its youngest prime minister after dramatic ...

British rapper Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in a hit-and-run in London last year. Prosecutors said Ghetts, whose real name is ...

Supporters of 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah screamed out lyrics to an AI-generated campaign song which ...

A 35-year-old former mayor who first came to prominence as a rapper will become Nepal’s next and youngest-ever prime minister ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s party gained leads in early counting in Nepal’s general election, far outpacing his other rivals, including the country’s former ​prime minister who was forced ...

A former rapper who ran Kathmandu as a mayor. Whoever prevails will become Nepal’s 16th prime minister in less than two decades, underscoring the recurring political instability that has marked the ...

Former Kathmandu mayor Balendra “Balen” Shah, popular among young voters, has emerged as a key contender for Nepal’s next prime minister following the 2025 Gen-Z-led uprising.

A 35-year-old rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, looks set to become Nepal’s youngest-ever prime minister as his party Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a landslide ...

Nepal's election results point to a landslide for rapper Balendra Shah, anticipated by a few in Nepal's political establishment.